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Right, it’s just not a song made for a conventional concert setting. It too subtle and intimate even for a Carpenters fan crowd. I think it was always destined to be an album cut loved by real fans and make its way onto compliations and found b others. I never agreed that it would’ve made a good single - it would’ve been great to rescue their image a bit but it’s just not a song made for contemporary, mainstream 1973 radio play.I’d love to hear a live version. But it wouldn’t have played well in there early live shows when the song was released. This is the type of song that requires a clam audience and no coughing, talking or shuffling around from the audience. Most of their live shows we’re the opposite weren’t they?
The same would apply to A Song For You needs to be quiet to hear maybe that’s why they never included these?
It reminds me of the live version of Santa Claus which can get quite at times and all the people coughing and talking.
With an extended instrumental intro while maintaining the lengthy dual instrumental mid-song interlude and then tacking on another extended instrumental outro it could have been turned into a crowd pleasing concert masterpiece - especially with Karen handling the drumming - the entire band could have jammed out on this using it as a dynamic "latin-esque" show piece...Right, it’s just not a song made for a conventional concert setting. It too subtle and intimate even for a Carpenters fan crowd. I think it was always destined to be an album cut loved by real fans and make its way onto compliations and found b others. I never agreed that it would’ve made a good single - it would’ve been great to rescue their image a bit but it’s just not a song made for contemporary, mainstream 1973 radio play.